Ukraine, state taxes and electric vehicles: How BJP is defending sky-high fuel prices – Scroll.in

(The article was first published in Scroll.in on April 5, 2022) 

• On Sunday, the Central government hiked fuel prices for the 12th time in the last 14 days. The latest hike of 40 paisa has made petrol and diesel expensive by Rs 8.4 per litre in less than two weeks. In Delhi, a litre of petrol now costs Rs 103.8 while in Mumbai it is Rs 118.8. Diesel in Delhi costs Rs 95.1 while in Mumbai it costs Rs 103.1…